- 18 May 08, 18:44#43989
Yes. Which is precisely why people shouldn't be expecting them to perform as well as Lewis did last year. But they are doing.
And I'm not saying the McLaren was easy to drive, because I don't think any F1 car would be. However, it was faster than the Renaults and Toyota, had better mechanical and aerodynamic grip and was more reliable.
The point I was making is that Alonso didn't have to come into it. The comparison Jensonb made was between the MP4-22 and Hamilton, and the Renault and Toyota driven by Kovalainen and Glock respectively, with Piquet as an addition for this time round.
mate dont you get it? dont you know what a yard stick is?? if the car was so piss easy to drive then why not compare Hamiltons skill to the guy in the same car. you see it as a dig at Alonso dont ya?
No, I do get it and I don't take it as a dig at Alonso - I couldn't care what your opinion of him is, it isn't the matter at hand here. And I'm not going to get into the argument with you, either. Now...
The point is, there was no comparison between a rookie and a guy who has been driving in F1 for years. If you look back at it, you can clearly see (unless you are only picking out what you want to read) that the point made was that Hamilton had his first year in a good car, whilst the other three had cars which were hard for experienced drivers to get into the points, let alone rookies.
By all means, make your comparison to Alonso, but do please realise that it doesn't actually hold any relevence to the point which is being made, which iss rookie drivers and the cars that they drove. Hamilton has talent and was given the best car with which to perform. To compare other rookies to that standard, when they are driving vastly inferior vehicles, is unfair on them.
It makes every relevance who the team-mate is. The only true yardstick /measure/whatever you want to call it, is how you perform against your team mate. Lewis may have had the best car but he also had the best teammate, and he beat him. Of course those other rookies couldnt have achieved the same championship standing as Lewis in a lesser car but they could have perfornmd better against their team mate. You say the McLaren was easy to drive-I take your word for it, but Alonso had a few problems adjusting to the tyres so maybe not quite the piece of cake you assume.
Yes. Which is precisely why people shouldn't be expecting them to perform as well as Lewis did last year. But they are doing.
And I'm not saying the McLaren was easy to drive, because I don't think any F1 car would be. However, it was faster than the Renaults and Toyota, had better mechanical and aerodynamic grip and was more reliable.
